Zechariah 7

And it came to pass in-the-year-of fourth Darius the-king [it] was word of-YHWH to Zechariah in-fourth of-the-month the-ninth in-Chislev

1 וַֽ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms בִּ/שְׁנַ֣ת 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 bishenat in-the-year-of HR/Ncfsc אַרְבַּ֔ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba fourth HAcfsa לְ/דָרְיָ֖וֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤔 ledareyavesh Darius HR/Np הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king HTd/Ncmsa הָיָ֨ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah [it] was HVqp3ms דְבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word HNcmsc יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of-YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR זְכַרְיָ֗ה 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 zekhareyah Zechariah HNp בְּ/אַרְבָּעָ֛ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 bearebaah in-fourth HR/Acmsa לַ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔 lachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) of-the-month HRd/Ncmsa הַ/תְּשִׁעִ֖י 𐤄/𐤕𐤔𐤏𐤉 hateshii the-ninth HTd/Aomsa בְּ/כִסְלֵֽו 𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤋𐤅 bekhiselev in-Chislev HR/Np

and sent Bethel of God Sharezer Sharezer and Regem melech and his men to entreat [direct object marker] the face of YHWH

2 וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent HC/Vqw3ms בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethel HNp אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el of God HNp שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar Sharezer HNp אֶ֕צֶר 𐤀𐤑𐤓 etser Sharezer HNp וְ/רֶ֥גֶם 𐤅/𐤓𐤂𐤌 veregem and Regem HC/Np מֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe melech HNp וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁ֑י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לְ/חַלּ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤕 lechalot to entreat HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face of HNcbpc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp

to say to the priests who of the house YHWH of hosts and to the prophets saying should I weep in the month fifth abstaining as I have done these how many years

3 לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor to say HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr לְ/בֵית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt of the house HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to HC/R הַ/נְּבִיאִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets HTd/Ncmpa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying HR/Vqc הַֽ/אֶבְכֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤊𐤄 haevekeh should I weep HTi/Vqi1cs בַּ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) in the month HRd/Ncmsa הַ/חֲמִשִׁ֔י 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉 hachamishi fifth HTd/Aomsa הִנָּזֵ֕ר 𐤄𐤍𐤆𐤓 hinazer abstaining HVNa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr עָשִׂ֔יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I have done HVqp1cs זֶ֖ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh these HPdxms כַּ/מֶּ֥ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤄 kameh how many HR/Ti שָׁנִֽים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years HNcfpa

Then came the word of YHWH of hosts to me saying

4 וַ/יְהִ֛י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi Then came HC/Vqw3ms דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar the word HNcmsc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa אֵלַ֥/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc

Say to all the people of the land and to the priests saying When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh even these seventy years Was it a fast that you fasted for me I

5 אֱמֹר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emor Say HVqv2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc עַ֣ם 𐤏𐤌 am the people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to HC/R הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests HTd/Ncmpa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki When HC צַמְתֶּ֨ם 𐤑𐤌𐤕𐤌 tsametem you fasted HVqp2mp וְ/סָפ֜וֹד 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤅𐤃 vesafod and mourned HC/Vqa בַּ/חֲמִישִׁ֣י 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤉 bachamishi in the fifth HRd/Aomsa וּ/בַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֗י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 uvashevii and in the seventh HC/Rd/Aomsa וְ/זֶה֙ 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh even these HC/Pdxms שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 shiveim seventy HAcbpa שָׁנָ֔ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years HNcfsa הֲ/צ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤑𐤅𐤌 hatsom Was it a fast HTi/Vqa צַמְתֻּ֖/נִי 𐤑𐤌𐤕/𐤍𐤉 tsametuni that you fasted for me HVqp2mp/Sp1cs אָֽנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs

and-when you-eat and-when you-drink not you the-eating-ones and-you the-drinking-ones

6 וְ/כִ֥י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and-when HC/C תֹאכְל֖וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 tokhelu you-eat HVqi2mp וְ/כִ֣י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi-2 and-when HC/C תִשְׁתּ֑וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤅 tishetu you-drink HVqi2mp הֲ/ל֤וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo not HTi/Tn אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp הָ/אֹ֣כְלִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 haokhelim the-eating-ones HTd/Vqrmpa וְ/אַתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and-you HC/Pp2mp הַ/שֹּׁתִֽים 𐤄/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 hashotim the-drinking-ones HTd/Vqrmpa

not? the words that proclaimed YHWH by the hand of prophets former when was Jerusalem inhabited and prosperous and her cities around her and the Negev and the Shephelah inhabited

7 הֲ/ל֣וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo not? HTi/Tn אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim words HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr קָרָ֤א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qara proclaimed HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp בְּ/יַד֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/נְּבִיאִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim prophets HTd/Ncmpa הָ/רִֽאשֹׁנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 harishonim former HTd/Aampa בִּ/הְי֤וֹת 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 biheyot when was HR/Vqc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem HNp יֹשֶׁ֣בֶת 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤕 yoshevet inhabited HVqrfsa וּ/שְׁלֵוָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤄 ushelevah and prosperous HC/Aafsa וְ/עָרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄 veareyha and her cities HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs סְבִיבֹתֶ֑י/הָ 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄 sevivoteyha around her HNcbpc/Sp3fs וְ/הַ/נֶּ֥גֶב 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤁 vehanegev and the Negev HC/Td/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/שְּׁפֵלָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄 vehashefelah and the Shephelah HC/Td/Ncfsa יֹשֵֽׁב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabited HVqrmsa

And it was the word of YHWH to Zechariah saying

8 וַֽ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was HC/Vqw3ms דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar the word HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR זְכַרְיָ֖ה 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 zekhareyah Zechariah HNp לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc

thus says YHWH of Hosts saying justice true judge and mercy and compassions do every man to his brother

9 כֹּ֥ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus HD אָמַ֛ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts HNcbpa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc מִשְׁפַּ֤ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice HNcmsc אֱמֶת֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤕 emet true HNcfsa שְׁפֹ֔טוּ 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 shefotu judge HVqv2mp וְ/חֶ֣סֶד 𐤅/𐤇𐤎𐤃 vechesed and mercy HC/Ncmsa וְ/רַֽחֲמִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 verachamim and compassions HC/Ncmpa עֲשׂ֖וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu do HVqv2mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish every man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et to HR אָחִֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms

and widow and orphan sojourner and poor not oppress and evil-of man his brother not devise in your heart

10 וְ/אַלְמָנָ֧ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 vealemanah and widow HC/Ncfsa וְ/יָת֛וֹם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤌 veyatom and orphan HC/Ncmsa גֵּ֥ר 𐤂𐤓 ger sojourner HNcmsa וְ/עָנִ֖י 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤉 veani and poor HC/Aamsa אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תַּעֲשֹׁ֑קוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤅 taashoqu oppress HVqj2mp וְ/רָעַת֙ 𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤕 veraat and evil-of HC/Ncfsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa אָחִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not HTn תַּחְשְׁב֖וּ 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅 tacheshevu devise HVqj2mp בִּ/לְבַבְ/כֶֽם 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 bilevavekhem in your heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp

But they refused to pay attention and turned a shoulder stubborn and their ears they made heavy from hearing

11 וַ/יְמָאֲנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤍𐤅 vayemaanu But they refused HC/Vpw3mp לְ/הַקְשִׁ֔יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁 lehaqeshiv to pay attention HR/Vhc וַ/יִּתְּנ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 vayitenu and turned HC/Vqw3mp כָתֵ֖ף 𐤊𐤕𐤐 khatef a shoulder HNcfsa סֹרָ֑רֶת 𐤎𐤓𐤓𐤕 soraret stubborn HVqrfsa וְ/אָזְנֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veazeneyhem and their ears HC/Ncfdc/Sp3mp הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤃𐤅 hikhebidu they made heavy HVhp3cp מִ/שְּׁמֽוֹעַ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 mishemoa from hearing HR/Vqc

and-their-heart they-made flint from-hearing direct-object-marker the-law and-obj the-words which he-sent YHWH Hosts by-his-Spirit by-hand-of the-prophets the-former and-it-was wrath great from YHWH Hosts

12 וְ/לִבָּ֞/ם 𐤅/𐤋𐤁/𐤌 velibam and-their-heart HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp שָׂ֣מוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤅 samu they-made HVqp3cp שָׁמִ֗יר 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤓 shamir flint HNcmsa מִ֠/שְּׁמוֹעַ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 mishemoa from-hearing HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct-object-marker HTo הַ/תּוֹרָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah the-law HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-obj HC/To הַ/דְּבָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim the-words HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr שָׁלַ֜ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach he-sent HVqp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאוֹת֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot Hosts HNcbpa בְּ/רוּח֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤅 berucho Roho (Swahili) by-his-Spirit HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms בְּ/יַ֖ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by-hand-of HR/Ncbsc הַ/נְּבִיאִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the-prophets HTd/Ncmpa הָ/רִֽאשֹׁנִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 harishonim the-former HTd/Aampa וַֽ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and-it-was HC/Vqw3ms קֶ֣צֶף 𐤒𐤑𐤐 qetsef wrath HNcmsa גָּד֔וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great HAamsa מֵ/אֵ֖ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from HR/R יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot-2 Hosts HNcbpa

And it came to pass just as He called and not they would hear so they will call and not I will hear says YHWH of hosts

13 וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כַ/אֲשֶׁר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 khaasher just as HR/Tr קָרָ֖א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qara He called HVqp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn שָׁמֵ֑עוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu they would hear HVqp3cp כֵּ֤ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm יִקְרְאוּ֙ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 yiqereu they will call HVqi3mp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not HC/Tn אֶשְׁמָ֔ע 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤏 eshema I will hear HVqi1cs אָמַ֖ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָאֽוֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa

and-I-scattered-them over all the-nations which not they-knew-them and-the-land was-desolate after-them from-passing-through and-from-returning and-they-made land desirable to-desolation

14 וְ/אֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤏𐤓/𐤌 veesaarem and-I-scattered-them HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3mp עַ֤ל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ/גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the-nations HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יְדָע֔וּ/ם 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅/𐤌 yedaum they-knew-them HVqp3cp/Sp3mp וְ/הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vehaarets and-the-land HC/Td/Ncbsa נָשַׁ֣מָּה 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤄 nashamah was-desolate HVNp3fs אַֽחֲרֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 achareyhem after-them HR/Sp3mp מֵֽ/עֹבֵ֖ר 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓 meover from-passing-through HR/Vqrmsa וּ/מִ/שָּׁ֑ב 𐤅/𐤌/𐤔𐤁 umishav and-from-returning HC/R/Vqrmsa וַ/יָּשִׂ֥ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayasimu and-they-made HC/Vqw3mp אֶֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc חֶמְדָּ֖ה 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤄 chemedah desirable HNcfsa לְ/שַׁמָּֽה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah to-desolation HR/Ncfsa

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